Which of these is the broadest category of an organism in biological taxonomy?

The phylum

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The class

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The kingdom

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The family

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Solution

The correct option is B The kingdom
The biological system of classification has arranged the organisms at different levels or category. The broadest category is the kingdom which includes all the organisms of a particular group. For example, according to the five kingdom classification, there are kingdoms like monera, protista, fungi, plantae and animalia.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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